What is another word for Heliographic?

Pronunciation: [hˌɛlɪəɡɹˈafɪk] (IPA)

Heliographic is a word that describes something related to the production or transmission of images by the action of sunlight. Synonyms for this word include sun-printing, photosynthesis, and solarization. Sun-printing is a process that involves placing objects on a piece of photosensitive paper and exposing them to sunlight to create an image. Photosynthesis refers to the process of converting sunlight into energy by plants. Solarization is a photographic process where the image is created by exposing a negative to light, instead of the traditional method of exposing it to darkness. Other related words include sunbeam, sunray, and light, all of which are associated with light and its effects.

What are the hypernyms for Heliographic?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Heliographic

The oval brush slipped through Corrie's fingers and fell to the floor, rolling jerkily away with the light glinting on its silver mounting in a series of Heliographic flashes.
"From the Car Behind"
Eleanor M. Ingram
Notice the picturesque 'furnished apartments' for paying guests all along the water-side, and the mixed bathing establishments, crowded daily by the Smart Set, whose jewelled pyjamas flash in rivalry of the Heliographic oil-tins which deck the neighbouring temples."
"A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil"
T. R. Swinburne
I sent a Heliographic message to General Muller, with whom I had kept in close contact, to the effect that they were moving away their carts and that we ought to try and charge them on all points as well as we could.
"My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War"
Ben Viljoen

Related words: heliography, heliographer, heliograph, image translation

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